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First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt of the United States and Song Meiling of the Republic of China, Washington DC, United States, 17 Feb 1943	On the day of her commissioning, USS Lexington (Essex-class) makes slow headway through the icy waters of Boston harbor, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 17 Feb 1943.

Song Meiling addressing the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, 18 Feb 1943	Launching of submarine Bluefish, Croton, Connecticut, United States, 21 Feb 1943

Submarine Bluefish shortly after launching, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 21 Feb 1943	Commissioning ceremony of USS Iowa, New York Navy Yard, New York, United States, 22 Feb 1943

Instrument panel of a Martin PBM-3R Mariner stationed at the Naval Air Station Banana River, Florida, United States, 24 Feb 1943. Photo 1 of 3.	Instrument panel of a Martin PBM-3R Mariner stationed at the Naval Air Station Banana River, Florida, United States, 24 Feb 1943. Photo 2 of 3.

Instrument panel of a Martin PBM-3R Mariner stationed at the Naval Air Station Banana River, Florida, United States, 24 Feb 1943. Photo 3 of 3.	Commissioning ceremonies for Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16 (MTBRon 16) at Higgins Boatworks in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 26 Feb 1943. Note Higgins 78-foot PT Boats and LCM landing craft in the distance.

Aerial view looking north at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, about 1943. Note the short-hull Essex-class carrier in Drydock No. 8 (foreground).	Close-up view of turret No. 2 and bridge of Richelieu, probably at New York, New York, United States, early 1943; note damaged gun barrel

French battleship Richelieu, maneuvered by tugboats, arriving in New York, New York, United States for repairs, early 1943	Near-finished F4U Corsair fighter at the Chance-Vought factory in Stratford, Connecticut, United States, Mar 1943

Overhead view of an OS2U Kingfisher underway after making a water landing at NAS Jacksonville, Florida, United States, Mar 1943.	The prefabrication center at Kaiser Richmond Shipyards where deckhouses and other structures were pre-assembled before being moved by crane and rail to the shipways for installation into the hulls, 1943.

Broadside view of submarine USS Tinosa off Mare Island Navy Yard, San Pablo Bay, California, United States, 5 Mar 1943.	Launching ceremony of destroyer Luce, Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, New York, United States, 6 Mar 1943

Submarines Bonefish, Cod, Cero, and Corvina under construction at the Electric Boat Co. yard, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 7 Mar 1943	Aerial view of the Boston Navy Yard, 8 Mar 1943. Note the three-masted square-rigged frigate and veteran of the War of 1812 USS Constitution near the top of the image.